Category Archives: Local News

Lincoln Presidential Library invites people to share their personal stories of the Cards-Cubs rivalry
SPRINGFIELD - For months, visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum have been sharing their personal stories and favorite memories from the historic rivalry between the St. Louis...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

Design Contest Celebrates Approaching Illinois State Police Centennial Milestone
Springfield, Illinois - Illinois State Police (ISP) will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2022. In anticipation of the anniversary, the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation (ISPHF) is hosting a...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

McDonald’s Restaurants Promote Fourth Annual “Buy One, Give One. McCafé Coffee for Our Military”
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (October 31, 2017) - With Veteran's Day approaching, this is the time of the year we are reminded of our military. McDonald's local owner/operators of Central Illinois and Peoria/Bloom...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

Annual Fall Breakfast in Neoga
St. Mary of the Assumption's Annual Fall Breakfast will take place on November 5th from 7 am to 12:30 at St. Mary's Parish Hall in Neoga. The menu will feature whole hog sausage, biscuits and gravy, s...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

Chicago Native Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI
Chicago Native Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI (Washington, DC) -- A Chicago man who worked as an advisor to President Trump's campaign is cooperating with investigators after reaching a se...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

Man Admits Using Tractor To Cruise For Women
Man Admits Using Tractor To Cruise For Women (Derry, Ireland) -- A farmer in County Donegal, Ireland is admitting to authorities that he drove his tractor around the center of the town of Derry "looki...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

ISP: Results of Roadside Safety Check in Coles County
Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held in Coles County from late night of October 20, 2017 to the ...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

U Of I Athletics Gets 300 Million Dollar Fundraising Goal
U Of I Athletics Gets 300 Million Dollar Fundraising Goal (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois' two billion-dollar fundraising push is a total school effort. That's how university officials are ...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

No 15 Dollar Minimum Wage In Illinois
No 15 Dollar Minimum Wage In Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- There won't be a 15 dollar-an-hour minimum wage in Illinois anytime soon. The woman who authored the latest 15 dollar-an-hour law, state Sena...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017

HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital receives an “A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
(EFFINGHAM, IL - October 31, 2017) - The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade assigns letter grad...
Renee Fonner Oct 31, 2017


